Blue Mountain Arts (Greeting Cards)

Open now for poetry.

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Blue Mountain Arts seeks original contemporary prose or poetry based on personal experience for greeting cards and related products.

Response time info: within 8 weeks for submissions selected for further review

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poetryEligibility requirementsPays: $300 per poem for worldwide exclusive rights to publish on a greeting card and other products; $50 per poem for one-time use in a book.

Open to: Submissions from outside the U.S. are accepted only in English.

Seeks new, original contemporary prose or poetry from personal experience about genuine emotions, relationships, real-life challenges, aspirations, and special occasions. Avoid AI-generated or AI-assisted content, rhymed poetry, religious verse, and one-liners. Pieces may be 50–300 words and should fit on a card. Seasonal deadlines: Christmas and General Holiday May 15; Valentine’s Day July 12; Easter September 8; Mother’s Day and Graduation October 13; Father’s Day December 7.

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